Spotlight: Asterisk Talley Returns for a Third Year

Asterisk Talley, the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball champion, will be a member of the U.S. National Junior Team for a third consecutive year. In 2025, she competed in the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally, earned co-medalist honors at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, won the Girl’s Junior PGA Championship and finished runner-up at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Talley is currently the top-ranked junior in the WAGR at No. 11.

Talley was the runner-up in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior, and represented the USA in that year’s Curtis Cup Match, defeating world No. 1 Lottie Woad, of England, in Sunday singles.

Georgia Standouts Make National Junior Team Debuts

Hamilton Coleman and Mason Howell, both signed to play golf at the University of Georgia, are making their first U.S. National Junior Team appearances after being on the USNDP’s Georgia State Team in 2025.

Coleman won the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Trinity Forest in July and needed 25 holes to survive his Round-of-64 match, the longest U.S. Junior Amateur match in 23 years. The Martinez, Ga., native represented the United States at the Junior Ryder Cup and is a three-time AJGA Rolex Junior All-American.

Howell won the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in August at just 18 years of age, becoming the third-youngest winner in championship history. The victory earned him a spot on the USA Walker Cup Team, where he went 2-0-1 for the victorious Americans at Cypress Point Club. He holed out for an eagle-2 to close out his Sunday foursomes match with partner Jacob Modleski. Howell also was the medalist in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest.

2026 U.S. National Junior Team Roster

Girls

• Grace Carter (15) — Jupiter, Fla. — 2029 — 1st year
• Mia Clausen (15) — Carlsbad, Calif. — 2028 — 1st year
• Zoe Cusack (17) — Potomac, Md. — Virginia (2026) — 1st year
• Anna Fang (16) — San Diego, Calif. — 2027 — 2nd year
• Mia Hammond (17) — New Albany, Ohio — Duke (2026) — 3rd year
• Jude Lee (18) — Walnut, Calif. — Stanford (2026) — 2nd year
• Nikki Oh (18) — Torrance, Calif. — Stanford (2026) — 3rd year
• Eliana Saga (16) — Stevenson Ranch, Calif. — 2027 — 1st year
• Emerie Schartz (18) — Wichita, Kan. — Texas A&M (2026) — 3rd year
• Asterisk Talley (16) — Chowchilla, Calif. — 2027 — 3rd year
• Amelie Zalsman (17) — St. Petersburg, Fla. — 2027 — 2nd year
• Angela Zhang (16) — Bellevue, Wash. — USC (2026) — 3rd year

Boys

• Ronin Banerjee (17) — Irvine, Calif. — 2027 — 2nd year
• Hamilton Coleman (17) — Martinez, Ga. — Georgia (2026) — 1st year
• Luke Colton (18) — Frisco, Texas — Vanderbilt (2026) — 2nd year
• Philip Dunham (18) — Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. — Alabama (2026) — 3rd year
• Mason Howell (18) — Thomasville, Ga. — Georgia (2026) — 1st year
• Jessy Huebner (16) — Port St. Lucie, Fla. — 2027 — 2nd year
• Chase Hughes (15) — Oklahoma City, Okla. — 2028 — 1st year
• Tyler Mawhinney (18) — Fleming Island, Fla. — Vanderbilt (2026) — 3rd year
• Sohan Patel (17) — Weston, Fla. — 2027 — 1st year
• Jaden Soong (15) — Burbank, Calif. — 2028 — 1st year
• Giuseppe Puebla (17) — Royal Palm Beach, Fla. — 2027 — 1st year
• Tyler Watts (18) — Huntsville, Ala. — Tennessee (2026) — 3rd year

About the U.S. National Development Program

The mission of the U.S. National Development Program is to foster future generations of American golf talent. The USNDP provides a pathway to success in golf by delivering competitive opportunities, support, and training that develops American golf talent and mitigates financial burdens. With key strategic partners, host venues, and championships, the program provides education, experiences, and mentorship designed to help athletes achieve success at each level.